is there a nurse or doc. here??

i had recently been diagnosed with HCV ( hepatitus c ) but it hasnt been confirmed that i have it... just that i have been exposed to it.

Is anyone a nurse, or would know about this::: I also have Epstein Barr Virus. ive had it since last May 2008. the symptoms and signs are so similar and so are the ways you can contract both viruses. they arent exact but similar. and i was wondering if the two viruses can be confused with eachother?? im not an expert or anything on these subjects but i read that you can contract Hep. C from anything basically including cold sores, well cold sores are a form of herpes, and EBV is also a form of herpes. and it can be contracted the same way, so i was just curious....

i have tried lookin on the internet about this virus, but none of them agree. they all say different things and its hard to decide who is telling the truth.

Alissa, there is an ob/gyn of 21+ yrs here on BBC. His name is Dr. Kinch and you can find him on the Pregnancy Questions, Worries and Complaints Board. I've said it a million times or so here (okay, not really..lol...): he does not work for BBC - he works FT at a hospital - so please do give a couple days for him to get to you. He's great about answering questions, but sometimes patience on all parts is needed.

HTH

PS: Please remember that he is not the one you need to be talking with all the time - he's not the one treating you I mean, so while it's great to get an answer from him, he does not want patients to not see their doc just because they got info from him. See the sticky note on that board for more info. from him.